Silhouettes of sacred ibis, the mythical heralds of floods, flew overhead; a marabou stork settled in the crown of an acacia tree, its furled gray wings like a professor’s robe.

An acacia tree on the Serengeti Plain. (Image credit: M Rutherford shutterstock) The Serengeti landscape can be divided into two regions defined by their dominant vegetation — woodland and ...

Set high on the saddle of a tree-clad ridge, commanding panoramic views across the Serengeti, this lodge is the ultimate fusion of traditional African architecture and world-class style.

Africa mostly takes the limelight whenever “wildlife safari” is talked about, where lions nap under acacia trees and zebras ...

Acacia trees and a snow-capped mountain in the distance to round off the sprawling immensity. It’s a picture we’ve seen in postcards, films, paintings, endlessly reproduced, simulated, cartooned.

Near the wooden arch that announces the Serengeti National Park, giraffes are daintily occupied in nibbling the tops of acacia trees. Let those who will, rear lion cubs; I’d plump for a baby ...

From my tent’s elevated terrace, I enjoyed basking in the sweeping views of the Serengeti, dotted with acacia trees, golden grasses, and grazing zebras and wildebeests.

We’re zipped in our tent at Makoma Camp No. 6 somewhere in the middle of Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. My roommate, Susan Iwashita of Concord Township, and I attempt to record the day’s ...

Lions in an acacia tree in Serengeti National Park in northern Tanzania. Credit... Daniel Rosengren. By Anthony Ham. March 4, 2022.

The Serengeti of the early 21st century is different from the Serengeti of 1950 and 1850. Aside from being smaller, its rhinos, elephants, roan antelope and wild dogs are far fewer.